Firefighters responded early Friday morning to a major fire at a trucking company facility located in Springfield, Ohio. Firefighters responded shortly after 5 a.m. on June 2 to a commercial fire at a U.S. Xpress facility in Springfield.Local outlet WDTN reports that there multiple explosions in the building. Firefighters were able to contain the four-alarm ...more
A semi truck was pushed off of an interstate by another rig in a wreck on a Tennessee highway on Thursday. The accident happened on June 1st in Jefferson County. According to WREG 3 News, two tractor trailers collided on Interstate 40. The force of the impact sent one truck off the side of the overpass ...more
Transportation officials in Missouri are asking drivers to plan ahead for a major weekend interstate closure. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close a portion of I-70 in Kansas City over the weekend to allow for the demolition of the Blue Ridge Blvd. Bridge that passes over the interstate.The closure will begin at 2 ...more
A social media post has gone viral for documenting the actions of a truck driver who pulled over and stood at attention during a police officer’s funeral procession in Kentucky this week. The incident occurred in Georgetown, Kentucky, on June 1 during the procession for Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Caleb Conley, who died on May ...more
A House of Trucks dealership. (House of Trucks via Facebook) Used Class 8 truck sales in April decreased 20% year-over-year to 17,600 units from 22,100 units, ACT Research reported. The average price for a used truck fell 29% to $70,116 from $99,054 a year ago, and declined 8% month-over-month from $75,858 in March. On a ...more
Aurora and FedEx have expanded their autonomous trucking partnership to include freight hauling between terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas. (Aurora) California lawmakers are moving forward with plans to restrict the deployment of self-driving trucks — a move that industry representatives say is misguided. “Rather than doing the responsible thing and waiting to ...more
Kroger Co. is investing $550,000 in its new distribution fulfillment facility. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Northern Kentucky is getting a new $550,000 distribution center from a unit of The Kroger Co. to give the grocery store giant a larger e-commerce foothold in the state and Ohio. “Kentucky’s unique location and access to resources make our distribution ...more
The ARC Automotive manufacturing plant in Knoxville, Tenn. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) DETROIT — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath and threatening fines if it doesn’t respond. The National Highway ...more
Jaguar I-Pace SUV by Jaguar DETROIT — Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U.S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery catching fire, and it’s telling owners to park them outdoors. The recall is the latest in a series of electric vehicle battery recalls because of the potential for ...more
The decision united liberal and conservative justices in labor’s latest loss at the high court, with one dissenter. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — In a dispute about the pressure that organized labor can exert during a strike, the Supreme Court ruled June 1 against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full ...more
